I think Eric tried it and it did not help, Eric did you try this after your
accident?

;-)

My God! First, that is the most annoying commercial in the modern day.
Second, the active ingredients in that crap are both listed as poisons and one,
Potassium Dichromate is a carcinogen (which can be absorbed through the skin).
Both agents are highly irritating to the eyes, great for the forehead! Maybe
you'll get rid of the headache, but it will turn you into a unicorn!

If I was allowed to swear on this list you'd see a string of cuss words that
would make Richard Prior blush! I hate that crap!!!!

Seth
#703

Wow, I thought it was like the holistic stuff my wife uses made from
Peppermint oil, Lavender and Isopropyl Myristate. What are the other ingredients
of that Head-On crap Seth? By the way, that peppermint oil works if I have a
real bad sinus headache, other types of headaches it is marginal but offers some
relief.

Looking at this list, and the way the drug is taken, I'd think the Menthol
will be most likely to relieve the headache. Perhaps the active ingredients are
strong-smelling (like peppermint oil and methol). I just looked at the MSDS for
Potassium Dichromate, carcinogen is only one of the worries:
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/PO/potassium_dichromate.html

Cheers,
Seth
#703

Then if I assault the hell out of someone responsible, can you be on my jury?

I may apply HEAD ON directly to their forehead using a 5# brass mallet left
over from when my MGB had knock-offs.

Folks also make a hemorrhoids cream but the motto does not follow the
pattern. Maybe the ingredients do? Put a carcinogen up your butt and see if your
scrotum falls off?

I have no idea what the Head On stuff is. The commercials donít run around
here.

Ron Porter

They Run on CNN and the Weather Channel in the morning. It just keeps
repeating over and over for 30 seconds; "Head-on, apply it directly to the
forehead!"

Carter Fuji

Just saw the commercial on Fox News also stating they make Active-On for
aching joints and Hemorrhoidal cream! Yeah, that seems like a good idea....

Carter Fuji

Uh, okay, who the hell is marketing this stuff? The Taliban?

Toxicology
Hexavalent chromium compounds are generally more toxic than trivalent chromium
compounds. May be fatal if absorbed through the skin, if swallowed or inhaled.
Contains chromium (VI), a known cancer hazard. Allergen. Corrosive. Skin eye and
respiratory irritant.

Carter Fuji

Itís a long, off-topic story, but my wife is on disability with Multiple
Chemical Sensitivities (MCS). She is up on a lot of this stuff, and if people
looked in to more of what they ingest, and more importantly, the products that
they used on their bodies, their clothes, in cooking, and what you use for
cleaning, you would be shocked. Folks on MCS are not at all surprised at the
dramatic increase in cancer cases.

Do an MSDS on some common things that you use regularly. You will be very
surprised!!

Ah, yet another interesting discovery, the primary "inactive ingredient" is
not really very compatible with the primary active ingredient:

Stability Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Wow, I am liking this stuff
more and more to be included in "The complete Anarchist Guide"....

Carter Fuji

The funny thing is that there probably is not enough of the
ingredients to harm you when taken as directed, probably not enough to help you
either. Just a waste of money. I'd hate to have this stuff around with a small
child, though.

Cheers,
Seth

I don't know what the stuff is. Sounds like Preparation H for your Skull.
Hmmmmm.

Haven't tried it. They mainlined me with 3 bags, a pump and a button.

:-}

On 7/13/06, Timothy Wright <felixculpa@adelphia.net> wrote:

Eric did you try this after your accident? ;-)

-- Eric Lehmann

For those with headaches, you can use Vics Vapor Rub and it works the same.
Menthol or peppermint oil will work too for sinus headaches. I think those are
more pure than the carcinogen-loaded stuff they advertise.

ECS

OR, you can treat the cause rather than the symptoms. Headaches don't occur
spontaneously. They are a symptom of other disorders, like dehydration,
malnutrition, or a reaction to pathogens and unhealthful chemical compounds in
the body.

Dan

I'd probably be a co-defendant. I was thinking of applying it with with my
old 3-wood. Here hold this to your head, I'll make sure it gets all the way to
the source of your headache (i.e. the medulla oblongata)!